General English and Legal Language
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University · LL.B. Semester 6
Unit 1 — Introduction to Legal Language
(a) Need and Importance of Legal Language in India · (b) Official Language - the Constitutional Position (Articles 343 to 347, 348, 350, 351) · (c) Legal Language and Technology (Legal Drafting Software, etc.)
Unit 2 — Proficiency in General English
(a) Parts and Types of the Sentences · (b) Parts of Speech - A Brief Introduction · (c) Tenses: Forms and Use · (d) Active and Passive Voice · (e) Direct and Indirect (or Reported) Speech · (f) Some Common Mistakes in English
Unit 3 — Legal Terminology
(a) Terms Used in Civil and Criminal Law · (b) Latin Words, Foreign words, and Legal Maxims · (c) Understanding legal terminology: · Ab Initio, Ad Idem, Ad Infinitum, Ad Nauseam, Ad Valoram, Alibi, Ambiguitas Latens, Ambiguitas Patens, Amicus Curiae, Animus Possidendi, Audi Alteram Partem, Bonafide, Caveat Emptor, De Facto, De Jure, De Novo, Ejusdem Generis, Ex Gratia, Ex Parte, Ex Post Facto, Factum Valet, Fait Accompli, Fiat Justitia, Inter Alia, In Limine, Jus Ad Rem, Jus In Personam, Letter Rogatory, Locus Standi, Malafide, Modus' Operandi, Mutatis Mutandis, Nudum Pactum, Obiter, Onus Probandi, Parens Patriae, Pari Passu, Per Incuriam, Prima Facie, Pro Bono Publico, Quid Pro Quo, Ratio Decidendi, Raison D'etre, Res Integre, Res Nullius, Sine Qua Non, Intra-Vires, Ultra Vires,
Unit 4
(a) Essay Writing on Topics of Legal Interests in English · (b) Former legal correspondence, Letter Writing in English · (c) Citation writing · (d) Preparation of bibliography
Unit 5
(a) Translations: English to Hindi and Hindi to English · (b)Precis Writing in English